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General Motors and Lockheed Martin in Talks to Co-Produce Missile Components and Ease U.S. Munitions Bottleneck

General Motors and Lockheed Martin in Talks to Co-Produce Missile Components and Ease U.S. Munitions Bottleneck

General Motors and Lockheed Martin are in discussions to jointly produce components for missiles and interceptor systems, according to a report by Army Recognition from...

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Naval Group, MESKO and TELESYSTEM Sign Agreement to Integrate Piorun MANPADS onto Rampart Naval Launcher

Naval Group, MESKO and TELESYSTEM Sign Agreement to Integrate Piorun MANPADS onto Rampart Naval Launcher

Naval Group, Polish defense manufacturer MESKO and integration specialist TELESYSTEM signed an agreement on June 19, 2026 to conduct sea firing trials demonstrating MESKO's Piorun...

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Anduril Wins Production Contract for FQ-44 Fury: USAF Picks Autonomous Wingman for Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program

Anduril Wins Production Contract for FQ-44 Fury: USAF Picks Autonomous Wingman for Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Anduril a production contract for the FQ-44 Fury as the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) Increment 1 winner, the company...

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Massive Defense Industry Investment in Çankırı: Türkiye and Montenegro Join Forces

Massive Defense Industry Investment in Çankırı: Türkiye and Montenegro Join Forces

ANKARA – Birlik Savunma, a rising star in the Turkish defense industry, and Poliex, Montenegros leading defense and specialty chemicals manufacturer, have taken action to...

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Baykar’s Bayraktar Mini: The Drone That Started It All for Turkey

Baykar’s Bayraktar Mini: The Drone That Started It All for Turkey

Before the TB2 became a global phenomenon, before AKINCI set high-altitude records, there was the Bayraktar Mini — Turkey's first fully indigenous mini UAV system....

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Baykar’s KEMANKEŞ 2: A Ground-Launched Mini Cruise Missile with 150 km Reach

Baykar’s KEMANKEŞ 2: A Ground-Launched Mini Cruise Missile with 150 km Reach

Where KEMANKEŞ 1 is optimized for air-launch from Baykar's drone fleet, KEMANKEŞ 2 adds a crucial dimension: the ability to launch from the ground on...

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Baykar’s KALKAN VTOL: The Hybrid Drone Redefining Tactical Reconnaissance

Baykar’s KALKAN VTOL: The Hybrid Drone Redefining Tactical Reconnaissance

Baykar's KALKAN — also referred to as DIHA in its technical designation — is a hybrid VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) drone that pairs electric...

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Baykar’s Bayraktar TB3: The Carrier-Capable UCAV Raising the Stakes at Sea

Baykar’s Bayraktar TB3: The Carrier-Capable UCAV Raising the Stakes at Sea

Baykar's Bayraktar TB3 takes everything that made the TB2 a battlefield phenomenon and adds one transformative capability: the ability to operate from short-runway aircraft carriers....